On July 19, more than 100 people comprised of church leaders, congregants, and project managers from Fenton Construction, the construction manager, gathered to take part in a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Pentecostal Council Church of God facility. This multi-story church building designed by architect, Mark Yarrington, of Yarrington Architectural Group, is to be located at 176 Commercial Ave in New Brunswick. This church building will provide a much larger and improved space for the growing congregation to utilize in service to God and in service to the local community. Construction of the new 18,500 square feet church facility is expected to completed in early Spring 2019. Visit www.fentonconstruction.com.
The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders announced the Union County Workforce Innovation Business Center will host a hiring event for 30 sales positions at Victoria's Secret, for its location at The Mills at Jersey Gardens. The Victoria's Secret hiring event will be held at Union County College's Kellogg Building, at 40 West Jersey St. in Elizabeth at 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 2. Victoria's Secret is currently looking for sales support associates starting at $12 per hour, with the possibility of moving to full time. The positions require availability on weekends. Registration for this event is required by visiting ucnj.org/jobs. Attendees should dress appropriately and bring a copy of their resume. For more information about the Workforce Development Board, visit ucnj.org/wdb.
Rita M. Aquilio, a member of law firm Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A., in Bridgewater, has been elected to a three-year term as Trustee of the Somerset County Bar Association (SCBA). The installation dinner will be held on Thursday, Sept. 13. Aquilio is a panelist for the Superior Court Early Settlement Panel in Somerset County. Visit www.nmmlaw.com.
In its fourth annual study, the World Happiness Report, SmartAsset looked at metrics reflective of family stability, physical well-being, personal financial health and economic security to find the happiest places in America and Somerset county ranked in the top 25. Hunterdon County ranked at number 18; Somerset County ranked at number 21. Details on the study, including full methodology and rankings, can be found at https://smartasset.com/mortgage/happiest-places-in-america-2018-edition.
Sitar Realty Company, Iselin, announced 25 real estate transactions for the second quarter of 2018, including the sale of a 12,000-square-foot office building at 1907 Park Ave., South Plainfield from Tadla & Shah, LLC to 1907 Park Avenue Medical Associates. The sale price was $1,460,000. Robert Bogash and Douglas Sitar were the salespeople in this transaction. Visit www.sitarcompany.com.
The first graduating class in Spotswood, class of 1978, recently celebrated its 40th class reunion, along with the classes of 1979 to 1982, at The American Legion. Visit www.spotswoodboro.com.
The first graduating class in Spotswood, class of 1978, recently celebrated their 40th class reunion, along with the classes of 1979 to 1982, at The American Legion. Shown here are members of the Class of 1980. ~Courtesy of Ed Karecki.
The first graduating class in Spotswood, class of 1978, recently celebrated their 40th class reunion, along with the classes of 1979 to 1982, at The American Legion. ~Courtesy of Ed Karecki.
By vote of the Montgomery Township Committee, two back-to-back parcels within the ecologically-sensitive Sourland Mountain region, both candidates for development, will instead expand the "Rock Brook Greenway." On July 19, the Montgomery Township Committee approved purchase and preservation of a parcel on Dutchtown-Zion Road. This six-acre property will be purchased from DriftBuilt, LLC & Thomas Picone, who planned to develop the land. The purchase price is $270,000. Closing is anticipated to take place in the early fall. Five acres of woodland next-door were already purchased by Montgomery Township from the Tarzia family for $267,500 earlier this spring, utilizing funds from the township's open space trust fund. Visit www.twp.montgomery.nj.us/.
Legislation sponsored by state Sen. Patrick Diegnan (D-18th District) to establish a grant program for school districts and charter schools to develop dual language immersion programs cleared the full Senate last month. The bill, S-1630, would require the Commissioner of Education, with the approval of the State Board of Educations, to establish and administer a dual language immersion program that would begin in kindergarten or first grade and meet any other requirements established by the commissioner. The bill was cleared by the Senate with a vote of 35-1. Visit www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/BIO.asp?Leg=387.
Students throughout Union County can toss their recyclables into new recycling bins this fall, thanks to a free distribution program administered by Union County and funded by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. In all, 56 schools in nine municipalities received the bins. The nine municipalities receiving bins for their school districts are Berkeley Heights, Elizabeth, Hillside, Mountainside, New Providence, Rahway, Roselle Park, Springfield, and Summit. The bin distribution follows a state-funded recycling program administered by Union County earlier this year, which provided grants to improve local recycling facilities. "Recycle Coach" is a free app that makes it easier to stay up to date about countywide recycling information and municipal recycling schedules. Visit ucnj.org/recycling/recycle-coach-app.
R&J Strategic Communications, a full service integrated marketing and public relations agency based in Bridgewater, announced that Scott Marioni will be stepping into the position of President. Marioni of Bridgewater, will take over daily operations of the agency, as well as set R&J's strategic vision for the future, including building the agency's leadership team around his vision. The agency's former president, John Lonsdorf, will be staying on full-time as Chief Executive Officer. Visit www.randjsc.com.
Nathan Kooi has been named Vice President and General Manager of integrated interior solutions firm dancker, which has a location in Somerville. Kooi will lead dancker's offices in Baltimore and Capitol Heights, Maryland. dancker recently announced the acquisition of the assets of furniture dealer U.S. Business Interiors (USBI), which formerly operated the Baltimore and Capitol Heights offices. The acquisition significantly expanded dancker's presence into the Baltimore-Washington market, increasing its ability to serve clients in the region. Visit www.dancker.com.
RSI Bank is offering a new expedited loan program for small businesses seeking loans and lines of credit for $100,000 or less. This program is set apart from RSI Bank's traditional commercial lending program, which serves the needs of larger or more-established businesses seeking loans for commercial real estate properties, construction projects, or large purchases of assets and equipment. RSI Bank's main office is in Rahway. Visit RSI.bank/small-business or call 732-388-1800 to speak with a Business Development Officer.


How have different generations of Israelis thought about the conflict and its impact on Israeli life?
How has Israeli culture and society dealt with the pressure that near-constant conflict places on daily existence?
And how do Israelis think about the future?
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This session will explore these questions, and help participants imagine the experiences of their Israeli peers.


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General's Night Fight
Rear Guard Action at the West Harpeth River
John B. Hood's 100 mile running rear guard, led for the most part by Lt. General Bedford Forrest*, is one of the most amazing feats of the war. Although it is some of the most daring fighting of the Army of Tennessee, it may never be fully appreciated as real estate worthy of preservation. It is that fear, that led me into Virtual Reality photography for battlefield preservation.
Given the fact that the actions at the West Harpeth River are so close to the relatively new I-840 corridor, this land will more than likely be lost in the next decade. As of June, 2017 core battlefield property is for sale.
To categorize these heroic clashes as delaying actions, is a disservice to the men that fought on both sides.
From 'In the Lions Mouth':
"In the gathering darkness, the Confederates at first were unsure if the approaching horsemen were friend or foe since so many Southern cavalrymen, like the rest of Hood's army, wore captured Union clothing. 'This was a critical moment, and I felt great anxiety as to its effect upon the men, who, fewer in numbers, had just had the shameful example of the cavalry added to the terrible trial of the day before, Stevenson [Major General Carter Stevenson] noted."
"… the gray cavalry was immersed in some of the toughest combat in this phase of the retreat, with their generals just as – or more – involved in actual fighting than their infantry counterparts. Abraham Buford was assailed by a Union trooper, who twice slashed at him over the shoulder with a saber. General Chalmers quickly came to Buford's aid, killing the Federal with two revolver shots. Chalmers also captured another Union soldier amid the engagement. Apparently in the same encounter, another bluecoat swung his saber at Buford, but the blade was diverted by a Confederate trooper using the barrel of his empty carbine. Buford, a big man, weighing about 300 pounds, then grabbed his assailant and yanked him from his horse. Squeezing him so tightly that the Federal later said it, was like being 'hugged by a bear,' Buford spurred to safety, with his prisoner."
From the Official Record:
"HDQRS. CAVALRY CORPS, MIL. DIV. OF THE MISSISSIPPI, Three Miles North of Thompson's Station, on West Harpeth, December 17, 1864-6 p. m.
Brigadier General W. D. WHIPPLE,
Chief of Staff:
GENERAL: We have "bust up" Stevenson's division of infantry, a brigade of cavalry, and taken three guns. The Fourth Cavalry and Hatch's division, supported by Knipe, made several beautiful charges, breaking the rebel infantry in all directions. There has been a great deal of night firing, volleys and cannonading from our guns – the rebels have none. It is very dark, and our men are considerably scattered, but I'll collect them on this bank of the stream – West Harpeth. Hatch is a brick!
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
J. H. WILSON,
Brevet Major-General, Commanding."
Tennessee 3D 17 – Hood's Retreat – December 17, 1864
Columbia Pike
"Moving rapidly south through Franklin, Stephen D. Lee's Corps with Chalmers' Cavalry Division attached, took up a delaying position in this area about 1:00 PM They beat off attacks by Wood's IV Corps & Wilson's Cavalry. Here, Gen. Lee was wounded; command passed to Maj. Gen. Carter L. Stevenson. The Army of Tennessee bivouacked that night around Spring Hill."
Location: North Side of the West Harpeth River:
4443-4479 Columbia Pike
Highly Recommended Reading:
*Forrest was in route to join up with Hood's Army when the Battle at the West Harpeth River occurred. Coming from Murfreesboro, he would catch up at the Duck River, in Columbia a few days later. Major General Carter Stevenson, was in command of Lee's Corp here after Lt. Gen. Stephen D. Lee was wounded. Lee was hit in the foot by shell fragments here December 17.
#hoodsretreat #battleofnashville
Filed Under: Cavalry, Franklin, Hood, Virtual Tour

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Культ предков — формы почитания родовых святынь и хранителей, культ семейно-родовых предков. Считалось, что предки () покровительствуют своим живым потомкам-сородичам, поэтому в их честь старались устраивать праздники и проводить обряды.

Общие сведения

Главным обрядом, посвящённым предкам, является обряд юпа́ () — осенние поминовения предков, проводившиеся в месяц юпа́ (соответствует месяцу октябрь), то есть в месяц поминок (по чувашскому календарю). В дни осенних поминок ставили постоянный намогильный столб — памятник из дерева или камня, вместо или рядом с временным «салам калакĕ», который ставили во время похорон. Основное место в культе предков занимают жертвоприношения с молитвами (). Культ предков заключается в погребении по установленным правилам, обычае установления салам калакĕ и памятника (юпа), праздниках, связанных со всеобщим поминовением усопших.

Атрибутами обряда являются: скульптура юпа, разжигание огня (костра), танцы на горящих углях, хоровод с песнями (), музыкальное сопровождение на скрипке (гуслях, волынке) и т. д. На специальном алтаре для свечей «Улчепи» (), когда столб лежал в полном облачении как покойник в избе на постели, и на столбе после его водружения на кладбище, зажигали свечи, поддерживая горение до утра. По представлениям древних, после создания «белого света» предок являлся к живым, его угощали, чтобы сохранить благополучие живых, продлить род. От предков зависело состояние природы, плодородие полей и т. п.

По представлениям древних, умерший человек превращался в предка постепенно, со временем. С культом предков были связаны весенние обряды Калăм, летние — Çимĕк, осенние — Юпа.

Калам
Ка́лам () — один из самых значительных праздников, связанных с почитанием духов предков; предновогодняя неделя, начало которой всегда выпадало на среду. Также известен как Мункун. Начиналась с детской игры «хĕрлĕ çăмарта́» — «красного яйца», распространённый у многих народов Поволжья (ср. с татарско-мишарским: «Кызыл йомырка көне» — «день красного яйца»).
В это время взрослое население готовилось к празднику, который начинался с молитвы. Главным участником становится один из старших родственников, чьё положение подчёркнуто уважительное — его сажают на подушку, и он единственный сидит во время молитвы:
Помилуй, аминь, Боже.
Совершаю молитву в честь Калăм,
Дай мне провести этот год веселясь и играя,
Дай накормить приходящего голодным,
Дай обогреть приходящего озябшим.
Молитву наивных сыновей и дочерей
прими благовейно и благосклонно.
Помилуй, аминь, Боже.
После чего все подходят к порогу двери и три раза преклоняют голову, после чего хозяин обращается к выбранному родственнику со словами: «Пусть старые скирды будут такими же». Важным элементов является ритуальное разделывание гуся.

Симек

Си́мек () — летний праздник, посвящённый поминовению усопших с посещением кладбищ. Проводился через семь недель после Пасхи в четверг перед Троицей. Полагают, что празднование Симек распространилось не ранее середины XVIII века, но обрядово-ритуальные действия древние. Они включают в себя мытьё в бане лечебными травами и кореньями, обрамление окон, ворот, дверей зелёными ветками (чаще всего рябиновыми), выпечку блинов, пирогов, приготовление предписанных ритуальных блюд и напитков, закалывание живности, зажжение ритуальных свеч, совершение молитвы и ритуальное кормление усопших дома, посещение кладбища, моление духам предков, принесение даров усопшим (на могильный столб вешали вышитое полотенце, в зависимости от пола покойного — рубашку или сурпан — элемент головного убора замужней женщины) и ритуальное кормление на могилах, общая молитва стариков и общее угощение с поминальной песней, музыкой и пляской. Согласно поверью, веселье передавалось на тот свет, к умершим.

Многие атрибуты культа предков, в частности, юпа чувашей и дунайских болгар, аналогичны.

См. также
 Чувашская мифология
 Праиндоевропейская религия

Литература
 Магницкий В. К. «Материалы к объяснению старой чувашской веры». Казань, 1881;
 Денисов П. В. «Религиозные верования чуваш». Чебоксары, 1959;
 Трофимов А. А. «Чувашская народная культовая скульптура». Чебоксары, 1993;
 Салмин А. К. «Чувашская народная обрядность». Чебоксары, 1994.

Примечания

Чувашская мифология
Чуваши

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Планісфера Тейшейри () — карта світу, виготовлена португальським картографом Домінгосом Тейшейрою в 1573 році, під час правління Себаштіана Португальського .

Вона нанесена на пергаментну основу і вручну розфарбована. Планісфера зберігається у Національній бібліотеці Франції.

Таблиця даних

 Дата: 1573 рік
 Автор: Домінгос Тейшейра (Португалія).
 Картографічна школа: португальська.
 Короткий опис: Карта світу.
 Фізичне місцезнаходження: Національна бібліотека Франції

Опис
Планісфера Тершейри — одна з перших повномаштабних карт світу, що відображає обидва «шляхи прянощів» до Південно-Східної Азії — як «португальський шлях» Васко да Гами, що йде по східному маршруту навколо Африки, так і «іспанський шлях», відкритий Фердінанд Магелланом (на карті зображена «Terra Magellanica», яку ще не обігнув Дієго Рамірес де Арельяно, який охрестив його Isla de Xativa.

На карті показане розташування обох мерідіаанів, що розділили світ між Португалією і Іспанією — «Тордесільянського мерідіану» у західній півкулі в районі Америки (Бразилія) і «Сарагосського мерідіану» на протилежному боці світу — у східній півкулі в районі на Філіппін. Передбачалось, що усі землі, які знаходились між цими мерідіанами південніше Канарських островів мають належати Португалії.

Див. також

 Португальські георгафічні відкриття
 Карта світу

Примітки

Джерела

 Gaspar, Joaquim A. (2010) From the Portolan Chart of the Mediterranean to the Latitude Chart of the Atlantic: Cartometric Analysis and Modelling. Doctoral thesis. ISEGI, Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Посилання

 Gallica — BnF: Planisphère de Domingos Teixeira 1573

Карти світу
Національна бібліотека Франції
Твори 1573


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I'd say the seminal moment was our first run of the year last year. After a full season of skiing/snowboarding and a six-month break from kayaking, our family ventured to the Skykomish, on the Class I+ to II- Big Eddy to Gold Bar section. We brought all three of our children. And when we were done, Veronica, my wife, seemed completely unsatisfied. I detected this in her mood. In her facial expressions. In the tone and content of her speech. Nothing explicit. Her demeanor was just vacant of the normal sense of accomplishment that we both normally have after we've managed to get three young children down a river–in their own kayaks–safely.
As I drove our Toyota Sienna back home along Highway 2, Veronica looked at me.
Her message lodged like a Big Mac in my gut. It coaxed me imagination into a new life without whitewater as its central purpose; of selling my children's kayaking gear and giving up on this dream of paddling under the evening sun with my children.
In this netherworld, I realized then that I'd have no way of teaching to my children the values I had extracted from a half-life immersed in whitewater and applied to the most significant challenges of my own life: getting to and graduating from college; establishing a career in journalism; reinventing myself after that journalism career had ended. Fundamentally, those values were a constant challenge of the comfort zone, a hyper-accountability for personal errors, and learning how to resist the paralysis of fear.
I sputtered a series of incomprehensible protests, pleading with my wife that I couldn't do it without her.
That was when I decided to double-down, rather than give-up. I announced to my wife that I'd be starting a family program, Whitewater Wednesdays. Each Wednesday, I'd take one of my children on a slightly harder run than what they were used to. The one-on-one would give each of them a chance to paddle more challenging whitewater knowing that my entire purpose for that hour was her and his safety.
We have serious traffic issues up here and my work schedule isn't very flexible. So each Wednesday was a challenge. But I never missed a Wednesday. Eleanor chose to run Boulder Drop on a day she nearly opted out of paddling. We had trudged through rush hour traffic to Eagle Falls for a meeting with a stakeholder group working to organize a graffiti scrub of rocks at the falls. We left that meeting with an hour or so of daylight.
She had been saying that she absolutely would not run Boulder Drop, a mantra that reminded me of a similar mantra I had formed on all of those Green Truss laps when I lived in Hood River.
We passed the portage eddy above Boulder Drop on the left and reluctantly continued down to the rapid. I assured her that she could still walk it, if she wanted to. But, getting a look at it would be good.
The entrance was bigger than she had imagined. But she saw her line. And I assured her that she could run the entrance and walk the bottom, if she chose.
So she ran the entrance.
I asked her if she wanted to walk the bottom. I'd help her, I told her.
She asked me if I thought she could run the bottom. I told her it was harder and longer than the entrance.
"How much harder?" she asked. "How much longer?" I told her it was a solid step harder and twice a long.
"If I follow you, do you think I could do it?" she asked. Reluctantly, I said yes.
Harder rapids expose the weaknesses. And the bottom of Boulder Drop did that for Eleanor. She plunged vertically off Ned's Needle, let the current sweep her further right toward the House Rock. She hit House Rock. The current grabbed her stern and yanked her sideways, all the while, dragging her into the biggest hole on the rapid.
I knew then that this was a bad idea; that she would swim, but not before enduring her first beat-down and that her confidence would regress, as a result. The development of her skills, as a result, would stall, leading to boredom and fear, all at the same time.
But she didn't swim. She leaned downstream and the hole bucked her out.
I screamed so loud in relief and joy that the climbers, bouldering a boulder problem on the right side of the river joined in.


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Why do musicians keep using Pornhub as a streaming service?
by Mia Hull
Photo: Up All Night
I like to think that musicians operating on the fringes of porn sites have mismatched libidos with their audiences. In reality, it's to do with censorship, distribution, and a spate of reasons penetrating much deeper than content moderation – excuse the use of words.
My viewing habits on Pornhub changed dramatically last week when I discovered that London's Drill Music had resurfaced on the site. It was the first time I'd seen artists dodge censorship this way, after UK police linked the genre to knife crime and gang violence, and removed dozens of songs from YouTube and other streaming platforms.
In respect to Pornhub's aural content (sorry), this was just the tip (sorry again), and you best believe I spent a few late nights on the website thereafter.
Pornhub, albeit a fantastic alternative destination for banned sub-genres like Drill, often isn't an alternative at all, but the first place artists go to publish their work.
To take that a step further, Pornhub actually produces music, and has it's own record label: Pornhub Records. I'll come back to this.
In 2016 transgender performer, artist, writer, and activist Mykki Blanco debuted her single Loner on Pornhub. In collaboration with fashion label Nicopanda, Pornhub actually produced the video, and described it as "a stylised exploration of love, sexuality and isolation in the digital age".
The video was also posted on YouTube, but temporarily removed due to YouTube's Nudity and Sexual Content policies.
In recent years, porn sites have emerged as popular destinations for LGBTQI musicians looking to evade censorship, with many citing YouTube's community guidelines as biased towards heteronormative videos. While questionably horny content from artists such as Fergie and Nicki Minaj has seemingly met said guidelines with ease, Blanco's video, devoid of any explicit imagery, didn't make the cut.
"Why is Queer sexuality censored & policed but images for a Cis male gaze of sexualized women are not ?" Blanco tweeted in response.
That being said, Shia Labeouf's full frontal in Sigur Rós's Fjögur Píanó can no longer be found on Youtube (unfortunately). I'd check Pornhub if you're interested.
Pornhub's music scene houses artists outside queer and niche scopes too. Kanye West, with his own tribulations in raunchy music clip censorship, has emerged as a key player in porn's new aural space. Last year, Pornhub rewarded his loyalty with a lifetime premium subscription to the website.
We want to extend our appreciation to a Mr. @kanyewest for his loyalty to us over the years. A gift in the form of a free lifetime premium membership. Here's to you, Ye. https://t.co/1uarAl53xp cc: @jimmykimmel
— Pornhub ARIA (@Pornhub) August 10, 2018
Since past gripes with Tidal, it's clear the rapper has found the streaming service that suits him best.
Last year Kanye partnered with Vanity Fair as the creative director for the first ever Pornhub Awards. Clad in Yeezy, adult actors received phallic-shaped trophies, which Pornhub later described in a press release as "bespoke erotica-inspired award statue[s] for each of tonight's unique categories" imagined as futurist "alien sex toys". West also styled the presenters and the room.
What's more, at the award show Kanye debuted his song I Love It featuring Lil Pump, and showcased a music video directed by the acclaimed Spike Jonze. It's all very weird and wonderful.
Moving on, Pornhub's record label, lovingly dubbed 'Pornhub Records' and sort of separate from artists' uploads, is doing okay too. Launched in 2014, the label set out to develop music in a way that went beyond lewd video clips and created a platform accommodating "mature lyrics for an adult audience", as per company vice president Cory Price. It garnered a fair bit of attention to begin with, with DJ FaltyDL and Xiu Xiu uploading music videos that faired well respectively.
Indubitably, so did the song Pussy by German rockers Rammstein.
For a while, TMZ alleged that a major record deal between Pornhub records and Coolio was underway. Sadly, the foreplay amounted to nothing more, and Coolio was quick to dismiss the rumours. "If I want to see porn, I'll put a mirror next to my bed", the 50-year-old rapper told Rolling Stone.
As of late, the original momentum Pornhub Records garnered hasn't progressed much past foreplay either. Price told Digital Music News that PornHub had been "focusing on other endeavours of late" but "by no means does that mean Pornhub Records is defunct".
All in all, none of this should come as a shock. Since '80s rock band Marillion rebranded themselves as internet-savvy streaming pioneers in 2008 and released their 15th album via p2p services, musicians finding kooky fun ways to distribute content online is really nothing new.
Take that with a grain of salt though, because with artists like Brooke Candy collaborating with Pornhub to create content described as "Deep Throat meets Holy Mountain", our latest trendy means of music streaming is definitely a space to keep an eye on.
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Justice Sunday III has been moved from its original date of Dec. 4 to Jan. 8, the day before the Alito hearings are scheduled to begin. The event will be held at an African-American megachurch in Philadelphia.
For those not aware, Justice Sunday is now a permanent piece of the religious right's arsenal in their war on the separation of church and state. Combining their access to elite politicians and their vast media network, Justice Sunday's bring together a sampling of the religious right and congressional leaders like Sen. Bill Frist and Tom Delay, and call for Christian Americans to both pray and act to support judicial causes: the first regarded the nuclear option and the second called for support of conservative nominees to the court.
The event is then broadcast out over the many Christian TV and radio stations, reaching as many as "79 million homes."
In an interesting twist, both Frist and Delay were indicted on unrelated issues after their appearances with Tony Perkins and Co. This may explain the lack of information released to date on the events line up.
Maybe politicians are becoming aware of this emerging trend, or maybe Vice President Cheney is simply trying to finalize his schedule.
Stay tuned to www.DefConBlog.org for more info on JS III.
Or, for more information on the Justice Sunday fad check out PFAW's site with quotes from the first and second events.
I'll be putting that event on the dynamic calendar ( an existent function just not turned on - this iteration of Scoop was developed, like CivicSpace, with political campaigns in mind ) or static event list, if we chose to use that approach.
I've actually discovered what satellite network is responsible for covering the Justice Sunday stuff. It's a network called Sky Angel (which features dominionist-friendly-only programming including radio and TV satellite feeds of dominionist networks and stations-the particular dominionist group I walked away from is involved in it via Sky Angel carrying Voice of Hope Jerusalem (presently operated by High Adventure Ministries, which is a front group for the specific church I left); the only four secular channels carried at all on Sky Angel are Fox News, HGTV, Hallmark Channel, and Hallmark Movie Channel).
Sky Angel's parent company is Dominion Video Satellite (and no, I do NOT think the name is coincidental); Sky Angel does not appear to own any satellites itself but rather rents satellite space from Dish Network's EchoStar satellite system.
This listing gives one an example of the fun sorts of stuff produced by Sky Angel's partners-including, notably, both Justice Sunday broadcasts (so it's extremely likely Sky Angel will be carrying the third one, too). They're even kind enough to post interactive schedules on their website (and I, as a walkaway, am kind enough to post the link not requiring you to register with them :3) which are supposedly good two weeks in advance.
In fact, they're even nice enough to brag about their involvement in the previous Justice Sundays, down to reminding us all that they were carried on Angel Two (an in-house channel used by Sky Angel for their own original programming, just like your cable or satellite service has their in-house production channels).
One of People For People's pet projects is voucher programs--not surprising as they run a charter school (registered as a 501(c)3) and the organisation itself is also registered as a 501(c)3.
b) Once it has been scheduled (and often made a mandatory assembly by the school), once the kids are loaded in...about halfway through the assembly, the "anti-drug" talk turns into a decidedly non-subtle altar call.
It's been so bad that a lot of these groups have been banned from "inspirational talks" at campuses because their talks inevitably degenerate into sectarian altar calls (and usually WITHOUT telling school authorities beforehand, who would NOT approve the assemblies otherwise).
I am extremely curious to know who will be speaking at this third version of "Just Us Sunday."
In particular, I wonder which top Republican with ethical problems will be there. Bill Frist did the first one (now under investigation). Tom DeLay did the second one (then under investigation, now indicted).


Can You Find Every '90s Band in This Picture?
Can You Find Every '90s Band in This Picture?
This activity page has circled the internet before, and it seems to be making its rounds again. We won't spoil the answers for you, but are you able to find nine bands from the 90s in the picture below? Some answers are certainly more obvious than others, and to name them all requires slightly more than a surface level knowledge of the '90s. See what answers you can come up with and leave us a comment letting us know who you were get!
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I love this quote by Confucius. Confucius was a Chinese teacher, a politician, and philosopher that lived between 551 BC and 479 BC. This thought came to mind as I contemplated the people in my life who have reached the grand age of 100. I am awed by the fact I have an aunt that is going to be 101, an uncle who lived to be 102 and now I have a friend who celebrated her 100th birthday on Thursday.
My friend's name is Gladys Johanson and I first remember meeting Gladys back in my late high school years when one of her daughters was my best friend.
I want to share a little history on Gladys' life. Gladys was born in Matawan on Oct. 19, 1917, and was the fifth child of Minnie and Herman Vogelsang. She had two brothers and two sisters and two brothers that died in infancy. She married Wilbur Johanson on Nov. 18, 1937. He passed away Nov. 29, 1975. She has lived in the same house since she married Wilbur.
One of the many amazing things about Gladys, at least to me, is the fact she has 14 children, having them all within 20 years. And of these 14 children, seven were boys and seven were girls. When I think of the stress we go through today raising one or two children, I can't imagine raising 14. Yet, I always remember Gladys' smile and her kind heart for everyone. Her smile today is as welcoming as it ever was. She has a happy glow surrounding her.
Gladys was a stay-at-home mom until later years when her final child was in school. She then entered the working world at Stamper's factory, and she never missed a day of work in the 10 years she worked for them. I wonder how that happened with 14 children, even though at that point all were not still at home. We all know kids and germs go together and illness usually follows the adults in their life. How many of us now could say we haven't missed a day of work in 10 years?
Here is another little tidbit I didn't know. Not only did Gladys take care of her house and her children, she also was the bookkeeper for her husband's carpentry business. Remember there were no computers back in those days, just brain work and the pen and pencil and maybe a typewriter.
I had the joy of sitting down with Gladys and her daughters Corrine, Kim and Dawn. I admit I had lots of questions because I was curious, not only on tips for aging but having been an only child myself, how it felt to be one of 14 children.
One of the things Gladys and her children attribute to longevity is a healthy diet. The backyard was a garden, and Gladys and her husband raised the food for their family. The gardening became an assembly line and even the smallest child was put to work doing something. Canning was a big part of their life in having their homegrown food year round.
According to Gladys daughters, each child had their own job. Saturdays were cleaning day and you did not go anywhere until the chores were done. And if you are a teenager out there today reading this column — the kids in this family had to earn money and put their own gas in the car if they wanted to drive.
Supper was always served at 6 p.m., and family members were expected to be at the table at that time. "When you heard the whistle blow you knew it was time to be in for supper," Corrine reminisced. "The table was always set correctly and she still does that today." The Johansons had different sets of dishes for every day than for special occasions. And prayers always did, and still do, accompany Gladys' meals. Faith is an important staple in her life. The prayer at dinner: Abba Lieber Vater from her German roots.
At 100 years old, Gladys' eyesight is still stellar and she can read the tiniest print. Her spelling and penmanship today are perfect.
Gladys has 20 grandsons, 11 granddaughters, 21 great-grandsons, 19 great-granddaughters and three great-great-grandsons. And she has made a quilt for each one.
After spending time with Gladys, I realize she led a simple, hardworking, content life knowing what was important and what wasn't, and she is reaping the rewards of a long life with a family that loves her. Isn't that what we all want but forget when we are caught up in the world we live in today? Gladys is a role model for all of us.
I would say Confucius statement fits perfectly with this family. Gladys planted a seed, the trees grew and those trees blossomed and planted new seeds for generations to come. Happy 100th birthday, Gladys.
Update: I attended Gladys party yesterday and it was a testament to her life that people came from far and near to celebrate this amazing woman. The Community Center was packed and it was a mini-reunion of our community brought together by this woman's life. She touched so many people just be her kindness and be teaching her children the value of life. Their friends came back to celebrate with them Gladys life and share stories of friendship. We all need to take a lesson from the way Gladys led her life and what was important to her which was her family and her faith.
Here is a little more about what her daughter wrote to me and a listing of the family.
Born in Matawan, MN on October 19, 1917. The fifth child of Minnie and Herman Vogelsang. She had two brothers: Melvin and Milton, and two sisters Mabel Buelow and Ellen Meyer. Two of her brothers died in infancy, Elroy and Roger.
She married Wilbur Johanson on November 18, 19367. He passed away November 29, 1975. She has lived in the same house since she married Wilbur.
Mom and dad planted a very large vegetable garden in the backyard more out of a necessity than a hobby, and from the harvest, they canned and froze food for the upcoming winter. In later years, mother worked at Stampers factory for 10 years in Wells – never missing a day of work! Mother also worked for her husband Wilbur as the bookkeeper for his carpentry business in Wells. Her hobbies were sewing and for her 30 grandchildren she hand-quilted each of them a quilt. Embroidery also became her hobby, and she hand-embroidered tablecloths, many dish towels and pillow cases for her family. To this day, she still embroiders.
A lovely story about a lovely woman. What you've captured in the telling of her story is not only that she has lived so long, but so well…thanks for sharing! Happy Birthday, Gladys.


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Like other G. I. Roundtable pamphlets, this one is intended for your information. The question "Shall we have universal military training?" will interest many men in service. While the traditional American answer to this question has always been "no" until war threatens, training problems which we have had to solve in World War II and postwar world conditions which may conceivably follow the peace are likely to bring the question up for serious public discussion. Under the circumstances the subject is of vital concern to a citizen Army. You can assist greatly in developing soldier understanding of the problem by including a study of it in your discussion or forum program.
When you have read the material and have decided that the question "Shall we have universal military training?" is appropriate for your group, choose your own method of conducting the meeting. The question can be handled in almost any type of meeting: forum, debate, informal discussion, or panel discussion. Suggestions for conducting these kinds of discussions are contained in War Department Education Manual, EM I, G. I. Roundtable: Guide for Discussion Leaders.
1. For military effectiveness do we need a large Army reserve?
2. Are there possible benefits and dangers in universal military training for the individual and the state in a democracy?
3. Will World War II change the traditional American policy?
4. What kind of training program, if any, should we have?
If you hold a forum with one or more speakers, these speakers will develop the major issues in some detail, and suitable questions should follow from members of the audience. If you have a group that uses either the informal discussion or the panel discussion method, you will need some questions to start things off. Those given below may be helpful. They are arranged to develop four major issues, each of which is stated in a leading question, followed by other questions that assist in developing the first.
For purposes of military effectiveness do we need a large Army reserve? Or should we depend upon a powerful Navy and Air Force? Why have we been able to win wars in the twentieth century without a strong Army in readiness? Will these conditions continue to hold? Would a policy of universal training shorten our wars? Reduce our losses? Would such training in times of peace really prepare men for combat in a future war?
Would universal military training benefit or endanger the individual and the state in a democracy? Would it develop more responsible citizens? Offer educational advantages not found in the schools? Strengthen democracy by throwing all kinds of young men together? Would it improve the health of the nation? Would it help solve unemployment problems? Would the possession of a strong military establishment strengthen the prestige of the United States among nations? Would it tend to foster an authoritarian and militaristic rather than a democratic society?
Are postwar conditions likely to change the traditional American policy toward universal military training? What has been the traditional policy? Why? Has it ever been temporarily changed? When? For what reasons? Has our policy differed from the British policy? From that of other European countries? Are there reasons for the differences? Would a program of universal military training help to keep the United States out of future wars?
If we were to have universal military training, what kind of program should we have? Would a year's training be too long? At what age should youth be trained? How should military skills and physical fitness be maintained? Should a program of military training include civic and political instruction? Provide other educational activities? Attempt to fill the interruption in normal education by having trainees study some school or college subjects at the same time?


Such Armenian scientists-researchers like Ivansyan, Migranyan, Muradyan should learn the history better in order to avoid its falsification, academician Vladimir Zaridze, a full member of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences, exclusively told Trend.
All the above-mentioned issues were discussed during the conference Armenian-Speaking Population of the Whole Georgia: Problems on Revival of the United Statehood of Georgia. The participants of the conference heard the following reports: Some Armenian Scientists and the Population of Tbilisi, From the History of Georgian-Armenian Relations in 1918-1921, Armenian Ethnic Processes on the Georgian Land. History of Military Conflicts between Georgia and Armenia and Nowadays; Demographic Situation in Djavakhetia and Ways Outs from the Existing Situation, Armenia, or Samkheti-Somkheti?, and other ones.
Addressed the participants of the conference with a report Armenia, or Samkheti-Somkheti?, Mr. Zaridze told that according to maps published up to 1725 in the Russian Empire, these territories were within the Georgian rule. Since the beginning of 19 century, the Armenian population has compactly lived here. He pointed out that the territories called Armenia (Samkheti-Somkheti in Georgian) was fixed as Tashir-Zarakert on this map. Armenians themselves called these lands Vrats Tashtan (Armenian for Georgian Field ).
According to Mr. Zaridze, the above-mentioned Armenian scientists have run into absurdity that called the clan of Bagration Armenian one. In addition, Armenians of this region added the endings of the Georgians surnames ended on iani to Armenian ones. But that was not an end, They began to add different letters and voices to the new surnames, mostly - ts, and as a result of all that the surnames of many of them have been transferred to the surnames with the endings yansts.
The Georgian academician advised scientists Migranyan, Muradyan, and Ivansyan to get acquainted with the history of the region, and learn Georgian in order to find the confirmation of the above-mentioned words.


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Q: Change an element of an array using a for loop in Python I'm trying to teach myself Python and am doing some menial tasks with it. At the minute I'm working with lists and strings. I know that strings are immutable so I'm converting a string to a list and want to loop over the list to change any vowels to $ signs. The problem is that the $ sign isn't being attributed to the vowels. Here is my code:
aString = raw_input("Please enter a sentence: ")

aString = list(aString)

for i in xrange(len(aString)):
    if i=='a' or \
       i=='e' or \
       i=='i' or \
       i=='o' or \
       i=='u':
        i.newattribute = '$'

print aString

A: I know you are doing it to learn the language, but you should know you could simply use the method sub to substitute with a regular expression:
import re
re.sub('[aeiou]', '$', aString)

A: You want to do the following:
for i in xrange(len(aString)):
    if aString[i]=='a' or \
       aString[i]=='e' or \
       aString[i]=='i' or \
       aString[i]=='o' or \
       aString[i]=='u':
          aString[i] = '$'

But it would probably be easier to use the replace method.
replaceList = ['a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u']
aString = raw_input("Please enter a sentence: ")
for letter in replaceList:
    aString.replace(letter)
print aString

A: strs="abcduitryd"
print("".join(('$' if x in 'aeiou' else x for x in strs)))

$bcd$$tryd

or:
strs="abcduitryd"
lis=list(strs)
for i,x in enumerate(lis):
    if x in 'aeiou':
        lis[i]='$'
strs="".join(lis)
print(strs)

$bcd$$tryd

or :
strs="abcduitryd"
for i,x in enumerate(strs):
    if x in 'aeiou':
        strs=strs.replace(strs[i],'$')
print(strs)

$bcd$$tryd

A: The "Pythonic" way is to use the translate method for string.
example:
import string
mystr="hello world"
vowels="aeiou"
token="$"*len(vowels)
tab=string.maketrans(vowels,token)
mystr.translate(tab)
'h$ll$ w$rld'

A: If you are learning python, one cool feature that can be used is a list comprehension.  You can do this:
>>> str = "hello world"
>>> l = ["$" if ch in "aeiou" else ch for ch in str]
>>> str = "".join(l)
>>> str
'h$ll$ w$rld'

The second line builds a list, walking through each character and applying `"$" if ch in "aeiou" else ch1 to it.  You then just join the list to get a new string.  It's doing exactly what you are trying to do, converting the string to a list and in the process, coverting vowels to '$'.
This is not the most efficient way to do it of course.  The best way to do it is to use a library meant for this sort of thing as others have mentioned.

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I finally got to experience my first Ring 1 Circus Yoga Immersion. This was such a gift. I got to laugh and be and move and trust and it was just the kind of release- OUT of RIGID exclusive practices.
This was heart centered empathy for all beings. We moved and created and wow, did I use my brain!
How lovely. How wonderful… and NOW MUST PLAY!


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Красиково — деревня в Волоколамском районе Московской области России, входит в состав сельского поселения Спасское. Население —  чел. ().

География
Деревня Красиково расположена на западе Московской области, в центральной части Волоколамского района, примерно в 4 км к юго-востоку от города Волоколамска, на левом берегу реки Ламы (бассейн Иваньковского водохранилища). Ближайшие населённые пункты — деревни Юрьево и Васильевское.

Население

История
Красилково, деревня 1-го стана, Государственных Имуществ, 142 души мужского пола, 149 женского, 30 дворов, 109 верст от столицы, 8 от уездного города, близ Можайского тракта.

В «Списке населённых мест» 1862 года — казённая деревня 1-го стана Волоколамского уезда Московской губернии по правую сторону Московского тракта, от границы Зубцовского уезда на город Волоколамск, в 7 верстах от уездного города, при реке Ламе, с 50 дворами и 276 жителями (138 мужчин, 138 женщин).

По данным на 1899 год — деревня Тимошевской волости Волоколамского уезда с 318 душами населения и земским училищем.

В 1913 году — 58 дворов, земское училище, кожевенный завод.

По материалам Всесоюзной переписи населения 1926 года — центр Красиковского сельсовета Тимошевской волости в 6,4 км от Осташёвского шоссе и 6,4 км от станции Волоколамск Балтийской железной дороги, проживало 242 жителя (96 мужчин, 146 женщин), насчитывалось 53 хозяйства, среди которых 52 крестьянских, имелась школа.

С 1929 года — населённый пункт в составе Волоколамского района Московского округа Московской области. Постановлением ЦИК и СНК от 23 июля 1930 года округа как административно-территориальные единицы были ликвидированы.

1929—1954 гг. — деревня Нелидовского сельсовета Волоколамского района.

1954—1963, 1965—1968 гг. — деревня Ждановского сельсовета Волоколамского района.

1963—1965 гг. — деревня Ждановского сельсовета Волоколамского укрупнённого сельского района.

1968—1973 гг. — деревня Таболовского сельсовета Волоколамского района.

1973—1994 гг. — деревня Судниковского сельсовета Волоколамского района.

В 1994 году Московской областной думой было утверждено положение о местном самоуправлении в Московской области, сельские советы как административно-территориальные единицы были преобразованы в сельские округа.

1994—2006 гг. — деревня Судниковского сельского округа Волоколамского района.

С 2006 года — деревня сельского поселения Спасское Волоколамского муниципального района Московской области.

Примечания

Населённые пункты Волоколамского района
Населённые пункты Волоколамского уезда


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Creating Hope
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One Student's Hope for the Future
Home Guatemala One Student's Hope for the Future
By Theresa DeSouza
Carlos Daniel Rodas Mendez is a 13-year-old Guatemalan boy.
He has the hopes and dreams of any adolescent – playing soccer, making friends, doing well in school, and having a happy life. His mother, Johanna, is a nurse at the UPAVIM clinic. She is a caring, loving mother who wants the best for her son. While in many ways Daniel is a typical teenage boy, there is one physical difference; he was born with a genetic malformation that caused his ears to not develop.
He was also born prematurely at 6 months and 2 weeks, weighing just 4 pounds at birth. He spent his first two months of life in the hospital, fighting pneumonia. He suffered from relapses of pneumonia and bronchitis throughout his childhood until around age 11 or 12.
He is currently in primero basico, middle school. This year he has been making more friends, finding support and community, particularly within his religion, improving in school, and joining a soccer league. But life for Daniel has not always been so positive.
In elementary school Daniel experienced a lot of bullying. His classmates made fun of him because he has trouble with his speech and cannot always clearly express himself. They would not want to work with him or share with him, often complaining that they could not understand him.
Teaching about values and respect isn't enough, we have to live it and model it everyday.
Daniel cannot communicate like other children and has difficulty hearing. He has an assistive audio device that amplifies sounds. Sometimes the sounds become so loud that he has to turn the volume down and sound ratios can be challenging. Without the aids though, Daniel cannot hear.
His grades started to drop and soon he did not want to go to school anymore. He would cry at home everyday, asking why his classmates didn't like him. Soon, he was filled with constant frustration and was always angry and crying. Johanna remembers thinking, "This isn't my son, this isn't who he is." Often the two of them would cry together.
Johanna tells of countless meetings with teachers and school administrators about Daniel. She says it is hard because in school there were not modifications for him despite his different needs. In her experience, teachers do not always have the experience of working with children who have special needs and often do not want to have to repeat dictations or instructions over again. While they discuss bullying and respect in school, it is not always enough and is a major problem in classrooms everywhere. Johanna eloquently said: "Teaching about values and respect isn't enough, we have to live it and model it everyday."
[framed_box bgColor="#FFFDDB"]The UPAVIM community is hoping to raise enough money to be able to send Daniel to the United States to get prosthetic ears. If you are interested in helping, please [icon_link style="email" color="blue" href="mailto:mary@upavim.org" target="_blank"]send us an email[/icon_link] You can also make a donation to contribute to Daniel's fund here.
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Daniel understands that he was born this way, but that does not mean he understands why. Nor does it prevent him from longing to be like everyone else. He just wants to be a normal boy, to be able to learn normally and be able to talk and communicate well. He wants to look like his two sisters and be like them. He wants to have ears like everyone else.
Johanna wants nothing more for Daniel than for him to be able to achieve all of his dreams and to be happy and healthy. He yearns for prosthetic ears and talks about them all of the time, dreaming of how life would be better if he had them. She wishes she were able to give them to him. But she explains, prosthetic ears, like the ones Daniel needs, do not exist in Guatemala. She hopes to find someone to donate prosthetic ears so that he will have a long-term solution, to be able to hear better, and have a higher quality of life.
The Ronald McDonald Foundation previously donated two hearing devices including the one that Daniel currently uses but the organization will not likely donate anymore. Johanna worries for the future; she worries and does not know what they will do when his current device stops working or what they will do as he continues to grow and will need a bigger size. It is taxing having to constantly worry because it is not an if but a when that Daniel will need a new device. She prays a lot and wonders if and where the help for prosthetic ears will come from.
In Johanna's words: "We struggle and fight and it's hard and full of sadness, but we support him and love him."
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Supermassive now turns to the terror of 'Saw' with an entertaining game where, once again, every decision matters big or small.
Horror fans are still in luck. After a time when the closest thing to a horror game was micropayments, we now have scary games of all colours. Supermassive Games has found its niche in cinematic storytelling adventures and has become an incredibly prolific studio capable of releasing at least one a year. The last one is the one that concerns us today, The Devil in Me.
killer's mind
The Devil in Me is, logically, and as part of this anthology, another game that continues the formula of the previous ones. Each game adds little new features, and this is no exception. We will delve into this later. For those unfamiliar with The Dark Pictures Anthology, it is a series of titles that focus on making decisions to try to save the characters, with gameplay that revolves around exploration and solving quick time events and other small mini-games.
There are two pillars in this type of game: the story and the decisions matter. In The Devil in Me, decisions matter. If you've played the previous titles, you'll know they can be played over the internet with friends. While some sequences are done together, others are entirely different, in other locations, with other characters. It has called our attention that playing through the internet, what our colleagues do or advise based on what they see on another part of the map, can be direct, making our lives depend not only on our actions but also on others. So yes, decisions matter a lot.
History, for its part, has left us a little colder. We loved the setting, as well as its proposal. The Devil in Me revolves around HH Holmes, considered the first serial killer in the United States, who confessed to killing 27 people, a number that is suspected to be much lower than reality. Legend has it that he used his hotel to create a labyrinth of lethal traps and secret torture rooms to murder guests. While the truth is that much of this was exaggerated or made up by the press, Supermassive uses the legend as the basis for this new adventure.
Specifically, we put ourselves in the shoes of an investigative team that travels the world to make documentaries about stories of this type. Things are not going particularly well, and the show is on the brink of cancellation. So when they receive an invitation from a great fan of Holmes's "play" to visit a recreation of his hotel, they accept the offer. Entertainment is aesthetic and functional, and such a peculiar fan enjoys theory and practice. From there, it's up to us to get out alive. The problem with the story for us is that it's incredibly predictable from start to finish, with no surprises and a conclusion that leaves us cold.
The Devil in Me, like the previous titles, introduces a couple of new features to become more interactive when we control the characters. In this case, we can climb and jump obstacles, the inventory and the unique abilities of each team member. The first is to be appreciated; above all, it gives a little more "credibility" to the adventure. Now, if a man with an axe chases us, jumping over a piece of furniture to escape is not impossible. The other two novelties are somewhat anecdotal.
The inventory is limited to some objects we can use to illuminate and specific objects we use for some action. That is, we have particular things that the game decides when to use, so in the end, in reality, this inventory means that the flashlight (or whatever light source it is) is activated by pressing up on the crosshead. The same goes for each character's unique abilities, tied to items related to their job on the recording crew. When the game requires them for a specific moment, they are activated. No more. Finally, we must mention a few simple puzzles that we liked that made us think for a few minutes.
An excellent graphic section… done in a hurry?
Supermassive Games promises us more than the remarkable visual section for their adventures, but it seems they have run out of time to polish it. We don't know if it's because it's longer or because they're trying to automate more each time to optimize development, but it's a title that feels less polished than the previous ones. From abrupt cuts between sequences to increasingly robotic characters, it seemed like a step back from its last title, The Quarry.
The settings and character models still look great, and it's surprising how careful the treatment of skin and muscles is during facial expressions. Still, when it comes to animation, most of it feels automatic. There are obvious moments of motion capture for the body. Still, the characters often communicate erratically, with lifeless eyes that not only didn't we see in The Quarry but also weren't quite as vacant in House of Ashes. This seems essential for a game where you must empathize with the characters.
Finally, we the sound section we liked a lot. With a well-rounded soundtrack that knows when to kick in to build tension and sound effects that finish the job, it's a core part of the game.
At the end of the first season
We won't deny that we expected more from the finale of the first season of The Dark Pictures Anthology. We know that making a game like this is a tremendous job and that launching one a year has to make it even more difficult, but that doesn't mean that, even though we've enjoyed this adventure, it has left us a bit cold. More perhaps because of a story with a rather improvable ending, in our humble opinion, than because of the adventure as such, which is very entertaining (especially in the company) and with decisions that matter. If you have enjoyed the other parts of the anthology, The Devil in Me will please you. If not, you will not find anything that will make you change your mind.
We prepared this review with a code for the PS5 version provided by Bandai Namco.
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As far as I can remember, I've been surrounded by technology. My father bought us a Commodore 64 so I started playing games as a baby, following my passion with Amiga 500, then PC and so on. I love game related collectibles, and when I'm not collecting I review games, watch movies and TV Shows or you may catch me keeping a low profile at Game Events.
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What investors should buy now if they like high yields and low prices
Ted Rechtshaffen: When you look back at January 2019 in five years, you will likely be happy that you were able to buy these companies at the prices and yields that you did
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Timing the market is a tricky business. To do it really well you have to get three things right. You need to buy in at the right time, sell at the right time, and then reinvest your funds at a good time.
Our view has always been that given that markets go up pretty steadily over the long term, it is much better to be invested for the long term as opposed to trying to be right three times in a row on timing.
What I will say about timing is that at times like these, you can lock in some meaningful long term income that can help to carry your investments through the future ups and downs. Specifically, there are companies that are now yielding 4.5 per cent or more per year, while trading at low valuations, even though they made more money in 2018 than any time in their history.
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These investments remind me why markets go in cycles and don't simply go up when times are good, and don't simply go down when times are bad. When good companies get cheap, sometimes even the worst headlines won't keep good investors from buying. The companies that I will discuss today were decent companies when they were priced 20 per cent or 30 per cent higher than today. Now they are very compelling buys.
These companies won't stay long as such bargains. Maybe they will be even bigger bargains in the weeks ahead, but when you look back at January 2019 in five years, you will likely be happy that you were able to buy these companies at the prices and yields that you did. (Disclosure: My firm owns all four investments mentioned in this column.)
New Flyer Industries
Winnipeg-based New Flyer Industries is a great deal. Postmedia Network
New Flyer Industries is a Winnipeg-based company that manufactures and services transit buses and motor coaches. The stock was down 42 per cent in 2018 and down 25 per cent in the final three months of the year. Today it trades at around $34 a share, has a dividend yield of 4.5 per cent, and is trading at 8.8 times its forward earnings — a significant discount to its long-term average. During the terrible returns for the stock in 2018 it has seen its earnings continue to grow, as it has for the past six years. It is very integrated in both Canada and the U.S., and while there were some worries about how NAFTA would impact operations it looks fairly positive at this point. Today it is simply a great deal.
Bank of Nova Scotia has been the worst performer of the Big Six banks over the past two years. One of the reasons that this is important is that historically when a big Canadian bank underperforms it tends to play catch up. Bank of Nova Scotia is definitely different than its peers from an international strategy standpoint, but it made two big Canadian acquisitions in 2018 with MD Management and Jarislowsky Fraser. It currently pays a five per cent dividend and is trading at 9.8 times its forward earnings. It looks a cheap price to pay for a five per cent dividend.
Historically when a big Canadian bank underperforms it tends to play catch up. Cole Burston/Bloomberg
LyondellBasell
LyondellBasell is a petrochemical producer based in the U.S. and Europe. With a market cap of US$32 billion, this large cap company is paying a 4.6 per cent dividend yield, is trading at 6.7 times next years' earnings, and despite record earnings in 2018, the stock has dropped 24 per cent in the past 6 months. While not Canadian dividends for tax purposes, 4.6 per cent is still 4.6 per cent.
Canaccord Preferred Share Series C
The current dividend yield on Canaccord's Preferred Share Series C is 7.75 per cent. It pays $1.248 a year in dividend and is currently priced at $16.10. This dividend amount is in place until June 30, 2022 at which point it could go up or down depending on the five-year Government of Canada rate at the time. It has been trading in the $18 to $19 range for the last year and a half. In early November it was $18.09. It dropped to $15.15 on December 15. While Canaccord is a higher-risk name (they are a mid-sized investment brokerage firm) than a Big Bank preferred share, we believe that a 7.75 per cent dividend is a great yield on an investment that should likely be trading 10-per-cent-plus higher.
Part of the reason for my confidence in investing in these names now goes back to the basic fact that markets go up over time, and if there has been a solid pullback, then you will probably get a bit of a boost in your investment on yield and ultimately capital gains.
The attached chart looks at the S&P 500 since 1940, and the seven worst quarters it has experienced. It then looks at the market performance in the one year, three year and five years after that terrible quarter. Most investors would have been happy with the one year return in six of those seven scenarios, and happy with seven of seven scenarios for three-year and five-year returns.
We have no idea what will happen in the markets in the next day or week or month, but the stock markets in the long run haven't let me down so far, and buying cheap with high yields makes it an even better bet.
Ted Rechtshaffen, MBA, CFP, CIM, is president and wealth advisor at TriDelta Financial, a boutique wealth management firm focusing on investment counselling and estate planning. tedr@tridelta.ca
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